Rate limiting is the control of the number of requests per unit time.
It can be applied to ports, IPs, routes, etc. when used correctly, it
can efficiently block out malicious bots. In the case of our API, it can
mitigate DOS attacks , thus, making our API accessible without downtime
for legitimate users.
Source: http://www.cloudways.com/blog/laravel-and-api-rate-limiting/
Route::group(['prefix' => 'api/v1'], function () {
Route::get('/getTasks', function () {
return Task::all();
});
Route::post('/addTask', function (Request $request) {
$validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
'names' => 'required|max:255',
]);
if ($validator->fails()) {
return response()->json(['error' => $validator->messages()],
200);
}
$task = new Task;
$task->names = $request->names;
$task->save();
return response()->json(['response' => "Added {$request->names} to tasks."],
200);
});
});
